Latest News
Community Notice Boards
Rimrose Valley Friends deliver 4 x community notice boards across the park, using a local craftsman, Roy Bouffler. Funded by Tesco's Bags of Help scheme and installed in partnership with Green Sefton.
Latest Campaign News
Lots happening at the moment, so here's a quick update on what's been going on in the past month or so. We shared the statements of support we have received from ALL political parties on our website. You can read all about it here. It's great that we can reference...
Happy New Year: Update as we begin 2019!
As we start another new year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on what was achieved in 2018. We've summarised just some of the work we've done, as well as our activities and events on our campaign website and you can read all about it by clicking here. Speaking...
New Years’ Day Walk
Our campaign website… and how your help is needed to keep up the fight!
We know it has been quite some time since we shared any news on this website, the online home of Rimrose Valley Friends. Does this mean we've been quiet? Absolutely not! The Campaign to Save Rimrose Valley has ramped up several gears in recent months and for those of...
Hands Across the Valley!
A community engagement event to raise awareness of the park and our campaign to save it from development. 700 people attended, including local MPs, Councillors, Friends of the Earth and other environmental groups.
OPINION: When honesty isn’t always the best policy?
OPINION: When honesty isn’t always the best policy: Highways England’s approach to delivering new road is so inconsistent and shambolic, it begs the question; has it actually been planned this way? In an era of fake news and alternative facts, should we be at all...
Rimrose Valley becomes ‘open air canvass’ in exciting partnership with Liverpool Independents Biennial 2018
We are delighted to confirm that Rimrose Valley has become home to an exciting new art installation. A joint venture between Rimrose Valley Friends and the Liverpool Independents Biennial team, the “Environmental Land Art Trail” is set to run throughout the renowned...
Sefton Council and Peter Dowd MP reaffirm support to Campaign
It’s been quite some time since we last posted on our website, so we wanted to put that right, beginning with an update from our elected representatives. Last month, members of the Rimrose Valley Friends campaign team met with Sefton Council and Peter Dowd MP to...
Whose Road is it Anyway? Our meeting with Peel Ports
Representatives of Rimrose Valley Friends recently met with Patrick Walters (Chief Operating Officer) and Warren Marshall (Group Planning Director) of Peel Ports to discuss the proposed road through Rimrose Valley. The purpose of the meeting was to explore whether...
Rimrose Runners
An all-ability running club, Rimrose Runners was started by RVF trustee Sarah Edey and friend Sonia Knight. Training sessions including a Couch-to-5K programme are Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings. To get involved, visit their FB Group here.
The Clock’s Ticking: Highways England Timeline
As Highways England intends to press ahead with its plans to build the road and to stick to current timescales, we wanted to remind everyone of the dates it is working to. We feel that this approach pays absolutely no respect to the legal process, nor the public......
